| 词汇 | fall from grace |
| 释义 | fall from gracefall from grace 1 LIKE somebody OR somethingto stop being liked by people in authority 失去信任；失去恩宠 He fell from grace for the first time when he was convicted of drink-driving. 他被判犯有酒后驾驶罪后，第一次失去了人们的信任。 Examples from the Corpus fall from grace/favour• As she descended the stairs, she appreciated for the first time how far she had fallen from grace.• Daniel prefaces his interpretation with a review of Nebuchadnezzar's prideful fall from grace and Beishazzar's own lack of humility.• He had an uncharacteristic fall from grace in his match against Connell.• With the smallest fall from grace, it is quickly turned into badness.• Now, as Pope fell from grace, McClellan came to the fore again.• The competition was soon simplified with the fall from grace of William Craig.• And its spectacular fall from grace should serve as a warning.• It was a spectacular fall from grace that took them all down-a major public humiliation. → fall from grace/favour at fall1(11) 2 PGa situation in which someone stops being respected by other people or loses their position of authority, especially because they have done something wrong 〔尤因做错事后〕不再受人尊敬，失去权威 He was the head of the intelligence service until his fall from grace. 失去人们的信任之前，他是情报部门的负责人。 Examples from the Corpus fall from grace• But if Mrs Longhill felt better that her servant had fallen from grace in distant Barnswick, then let her think it.• That in itself was a sign that Norris' fall from grace had begun.• Now, as Pope fell from grace, McClellan came to the fore again.• Even by Washington standards, Gingrich has quickly fallen from grace.• Jackson's fall from grace came in the fourth game, when he struck out three times in a row.• Much of his hatred and contempt of Bella must have stemmed from her involvement in Johnny's fall from grace.• And its spectacular fall from grace should serve as a warning.• The competition was soon simplified with the fall from grace of William Craig.• He had an uncharacteristic fall from grace in his match against Connell. → fall from grace at fall2(1) |
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